there are worse leaders in history, he was ok wanted negroids free but shipped back to Africa, he kept the nation together and helped win the war. A different timeline could mean anything, British Japanese in control of Hawaii? Russia owns Alaska. Commiefornia is no man's land, Mexi, Native American? U.N and commies occupy NYC? Dakota and north states now break away and joins the Canadian Aus Brit Empire Common Wealth because of ongoing economic failures to pay for the never ending civil war. Flordia, puerto rico and some Southern Confederate States are sold back to Spain and France. There is wide spread civil unrest, famine and economic recessions.